While we’re at it, why is it that device makers put so much effort into …

While we’re at it, why is it that device makers put so much effort into branding the models and generations (Galaxy S21! iPhone 12! Pixel 5!), keep the same branding across markets so they don’t need to translate it…and then not actually *label* the device with anything more specific than an Apple, Samsung, Google, etc. logo? My phone doesn’t even have a cryptic fine-print model number on it.

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So, Amazon has a web page where you can look up distinguishing features of your …

So, Amazon has a web page where you can look up distinguishing features of your Kindle e-reader to figure out which model it is in case you don’t remember (or bought it second hand).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GK33S847NN4V6Y83

Because they don’t put this in the Device Info screen for some reason.

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Across many experiments, participants tried to fix problems by adding stuff

Interesting: “Across many experiments, participants tried to fix problems by adding stuff” even when removing something was a simpler solution.

When asked to fix something, we don’t even think of removing parts

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And now I’m reminded of an essay I saw years ago about how people are more likely to ask for a preference to change application behavior than just ask it to change.

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Kid mused about the possibility of a youtube channel that only showed coffee. So I …

Kid mused about the possibility of a youtube channel that only showed coffee. So I told him about the original webcam that monitored a break room coffee pot for years. And of course from there we ended up on the joke RFC for Hypertext Coffee Pot Control Protocol, which also introduced the error code 418 I’m a teapot (whose response body MAY be short and stout).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trojan_Room_coffee_pot

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2324

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Fridge lightbulb went out. Placed a pickup order at Target for a replacement. Added a …

Fridge lightbulb went out. Placed a pickup order at Target for a replacement. Added a few other things we don’t need immediately but could use soonish, figuring why waste an extra trip later. Got a notice at 9:30 that the order was ready, figured I’d wait until morning to pick it up.

I just looked at my email. They filled everything in the order…except the lightbulb.

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